fettling

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English

Verb

fettling

  1. present participle and gerund of fettle

Noun

fettling (countable and uncountable, plural fettlings)

  1. (gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting.
  2. (gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
    Synonym: (US) fix
  3. (gerund, UK) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.